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Occurrence of the Black lace-weaver spider, Amaurobius ferox, in caves
Acta Carsologica, 2020 Subterranean habitats house a wide range of species which show a number of adaptations to prevailing ecological conditions. Spiders are among the most abundant predators in caves; however, most studies on cave spiders focus on species adapted to these ...
Enrico Lunghi
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African Journal of Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 8, December 2025.ABSTRACT Understanding patterns of biodiversity distribution is fundamental for ecology, biogeography, and conservation. However, persistent challenges arise from the inaccessibility of many regions and habitats. Subterranean environments, in particular, host highly distinctive and specialised faunal assemblages, yet their investigation is hindered by ...
Lais Furtado Oliveira +3 more
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The European Zoological JournalGeophilus zagreus sp. nov., a troglomorphic geophilid endemic to the Movile Cave sulfidic groundwater ecosystem, is described and illustrated. It is distinguished from other European Geophilus species by a high number of coxal pores on the ventral side ...
Ş. C. Baba +4 more
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Veterinární Medicína, 2017 The presence of mycobacteria was studied in Bull Rock Cave ("Byci skala") and the water catchment area of Jedovnice Brook ("Jedovnicky potok") using direct microscopy after Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining, culture examination and molecular techniques ...
H. Modra +9 more
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Cave Communities: From the Surface Border to the Deep Darkness
Diversity, 2020 The discipline of subterranean biology has provided us incredible information on the diversity, ecology and evolution of species living in different typologies of subterranean habitats.
Enrico Lunghi, Raoul Manenti
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Karst geology and cave fauna of Austria: a concise review [PDF]
International Journal of Speleology, 2010 The state of cave research in Austria is outlined from the geological and zoological perspective. Geologic sections include the setting of karst regions, tectonic and palaeoclimatic control on karst, modern cave environments, and karst hydrology.
Erhard Christian, Christoph Spötl
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Recent biospeleological research in the Žumberak – Samobor hills Nature Park [PDF]
, 2022 Croatian Biospeleological Society and Biology Students Association – BIUS conducted biospeleological research at the Žumberak – Samobor hills Nature Park in 2020 and 2021. From a geotectonic point of view, this protected area is very interesting – it is situated at the contact zone between structural complexes of the Inner Dinarids and central Dinaric ...
Dražina, Tvrtko +3 more
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Diversity of the Cave-Dwelling Bat (Chiroptera) in the Ngobaran Coastal Area, Karst of Gunung Sewu
Jurnal Biodjati, 2022 Bats (Chiroptera) are divided into two suborders (Yinpterochiroptera and Yangochiroptera). More than 50% of species of bats use caves as their roosting sites. Thus, they play a crucial role in the cave ecosystem.
Tatag Bagus Putra Prakarsa +3 more
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In Memoriam – Daniel Wu Fong (born December 1, 1954; died April 25, 2025) [PDF]
Subterranean Biologynone
David C. Culver
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Biospeleological research in the Kornati National Park [PDF]
, 2019 During a two year period (2017-2018) first systematic biospeleological research in the Kornati National Park was conducted. Besides being protected as a national park, Kornati archipelago, with the area of 217 km² and a total of 89 islands and reefs, is also part of Croatian Natura 2000 network (site code HR4000001).
Bedek, Jana +2 more
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